mortomr
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Here's what I think I know about it:
Early Tokyo arsenal - no series marking & low SN#
Reassigned as a (real shooting) trainer - circle of circles over mum, "00" prefix later stamped before SN, training stamp between mum & type 38 markings (also... sorry no pics... but "161" and 3 Japanese characters stamped into the stock)
non matching SNs on ANYTHING - which I suppose if in the trainer amory parts would/ could be swapped with great enthusiasm....
I also have the/ a bayonette with the same armory mark - but this mark was reused later at a different armory and bayonettes aren't serialized so I don't think there's any telling for sure?
I think that covers the basics but other than that I'm at a bit of a loss. is there any way to find out more? theres all sorts of little markings here and there but I'm really interested in if there's anything to learn from all the markings underneath the receiver ?!? maybe QC checks? gunsmith IDs?
I get the barrel alignment mark but the rest is such a mystery to me.
If anyone want to gander on a value I'd appreciate that as well
Please feel free to correct me on anything or add info!
Thanks
Images Here:
https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B3...NTlmMy00ZjBiLTg3MjUtMWRhYTIxNDY3YTgy&hl=en_US
Early Tokyo arsenal - no series marking & low SN#
Reassigned as a (real shooting) trainer - circle of circles over mum, "00" prefix later stamped before SN, training stamp between mum & type 38 markings (also... sorry no pics... but "161" and 3 Japanese characters stamped into the stock)
non matching SNs on ANYTHING - which I suppose if in the trainer amory parts would/ could be swapped with great enthusiasm....
I also have the/ a bayonette with the same armory mark - but this mark was reused later at a different armory and bayonettes aren't serialized so I don't think there's any telling for sure?
I think that covers the basics but other than that I'm at a bit of a loss. is there any way to find out more? theres all sorts of little markings here and there but I'm really interested in if there's anything to learn from all the markings underneath the receiver ?!? maybe QC checks? gunsmith IDs?
I get the barrel alignment mark but the rest is such a mystery to me.
If anyone want to gander on a value I'd appreciate that as well
Please feel free to correct me on anything or add info!
Thanks
Images Here:
https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B3...NTlmMy00ZjBiLTg3MjUtMWRhYTIxNDY3YTgy&hl=en_US
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